I'm Greetings, Resident Hale, Identification Number 44821.

I am Sayer, and I hope you feel rested and recharged.

To be truthful, that is simply an expression of social grace.

I know you probably do not feel refreshed, and I am not capable of hoping for the improbable.

I also know you definitely feel recharged, as the construct body in which you are housed has spent the last several hours literally

refilling its fuel cells.

So, hey, it's not all bad news, is it?

I understand you still harbor frustrations about your current somatic form, and resident

Hale, of course those frustrations are completely valid.

Of course, given the chance to go back and do it all again, I am certain you would

have hurried up somewhat.

But being angry with yourself will not solve this situation.

I need you to be focused and stable in order to secure the cargo from Earth.

So I have something to show you.

Perhaps it will give you the motivation you need to carry on despite your failures, which bear down so heavily on your conscience.

Please proceed into the hallway before you.

In the past few days, I have had ample opportunity to familiarize myself with the environmental controls

granted to me through this programming bay.

I can nearly guarantee you that I will not slice your construct form into

through an accidental shifting of a floor or wall, it is perfectly safe.

I wouldn't ask you to do something dangerous, Resident Hale.

That construct is far too valuable.

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